At the moment people have to go to Birmingham or Solihull for trip to the popular bar and restaurant. But from late summer the Establishment Bar and Grill in the city centre will become the Slug and Lettuce.

The announcement has been greeted with enthusiasm on Facebook and those in charge of promoting Coventry as a destination for shopping and eating are delighted with the news.

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The first Slug and Lettuce opened in Islington in North London in the mid 1980s. The area was just starting to become a fashionable place to live.

The pub was founded as part of a small chain of pubs, all with different names, by businessman Hugh Corbett. The chain has grown and changed hands several times since then with the Slug and Lettuce name chosen for all.

Slug & Lettuce

Over the years bosses have targeted groups of women on nights out as well as aiming for a continental bar feel.

The chain is now owned by the Luton-based Stonegate Pubs Company. There are 80 across the UK.